Guide system for a sliding door

A guide system (1) for a sliding door (101), comprising a pair of guides (3, 4) comprising a lower guide (3) and an upper guide (4) opposite each other and configured so as to guide respective opposite edges (103, 104) of the door (101);

• lifting device (5) configured so as to switch said door (101) from a resting position, to a sliding position, wherein the door (101) is slidable along said guides (3, 4);
• a support element (10) within one of said pair of guides (3, 4);
• characterised in that said lifting device (5) is configured so as to produce a magnetic field inside at least one of said guides (3, 4) in such a manner as to bring said door (101) from the resting position to the sliding position;
• wherein said lifting device (5) comprises a first magnet (6) within the lower guide (3);
• wherein said lifting device (5) comprises a second magnet (7) fixed to said door (101) and facing said first magnet (6);
• wherein said first magnet (6) is fixed to said support element (10), said support element (10) being moveable between an activation position, wherein said first magnet (6) and said second magnet (7) are positioned sufficiently close to each other so that said first magnet (6) and said second magnet (7) interact magnetically to produce a magnetic force that effectively repulses said door (101) from the lower guide (3) and brings the door (101) from the resting position to the sliding position, and a deactivation position, wherein said first magnet (6) and said second magnet (7) are positioned further from each other compared to the activation position, so that said first magnet (6) and said second magnet (7) are less magnetically interactive than when in said activation position;
• and
• wherein said first magnet (6) and said second magnet (7) are permanent magnets.